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Biodiversity is a priority for AG���� and for the communities in which we live and work. With a project funded by AG����CARES, will plant approximately 50 fruit trees on the premises of our facility in Issoire, France, creating a new environment that promotes biodiversity by benefiting insects, birds and other species. In addition to a financial contribution from AG����CARES, the Issoire plant will provide access to land, water, and electricity. Employees of our Issoire plant are welcome to be actively involved in the management and promotion of this natural space.

AG���� is actively engaged in making the manufacturing sector more diverse and inclusive, with a commitment to gender diversity in particular. The AG����CARES Fund is financing two initiatives in France to promote this objective. “” introduces female students in middle and high school to the exciting jobs of engineers and technicians, with our French employees volunteering as mentors and ambassadors. We are also financing scholarships for female students with the in partnership with Fondation CentraleSupélec in Paris. 

The AG����CARES Fund is supporting the Jeunesse d’Oree initiative (led by ), which helps students from underprivileged areas of Paris transition to the professional world, with opportunities for training, mentoring and internships. AG���� Paris is already welcoming interns from this organization at our headquarters.

AG���� has partnered with American Corporate Partners for many years to assist U.S. veterans and their spouses as they transition to civilian careers. The AG����CARES Fund strengthens this partnership and provides additional support for training and mentoring programs. 

With a grant to AG����CARESis helping people with disabilities enjoy the outdoors with specialized wheelchairs that can be used for hiking and trekking in the Issoire region. The facility is located in a rural and mountainous area, and with these wheelchairs, disabled adults and children will be able to participate in many of the activities organized by schools or the community. AG���� is also supporting with a grant to promote the social integration of young people with autism or other developmental challenges through access to vocational training, apprenticeships, and employment opportunities.  

is a leading organization in the Baltimore area offering housing and rehabilitation services to women and their children who have suffered trauma, physical or sexual abuse, the disease of addiction, and other challenges that left them homeless, unemployed and often separated from their families. Our grant is providing additional resources so that Marian House can tutor women who are pursuing their GED (high school education equivalency certification) or other advanced training. Education is key in the journey these women take toward independence.

The Fund is supporting , an association providing individualized assistance to homeless and excluded people in Paris. La (led by the Fondation d’Auteuil), an initiative supporting the transition and integration of adults and children in need in the Paris area, also received a grant from AG����CARES.